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After you have successfully completed this unit, you will be able to:\n<\/p>\n

\u2022 Explain what an experiment is and recognize examples of studies that are experiments and studies that are not experiments\n<\/p>\n

\u2022 Explain what internal validity is and why experiments are considered to be high in internal validity\n<\/p>\n

\u2022 Explain what external validity is and evaluate studies in terms of their external validity\n<\/p>\n

\u2022 Distinguish between the manipulation of the independent variable and control of extraneous variables and explain the importance of each\n<\/p>\n

\u2022 Recognize examples of confounding variables and explain how they affect the internal validity of a study\n<\/p>\n

\u2022 Explain the difference between between-subjects and within-subjects experiments, list some of the pros and cons of each approach, and decide which approach to use to answer a particular research question\n<\/p>\n

\u2022 Define random assignment, distinguish it from random sampling, explain its purpose in experimental research, and use some simple strategies to implement it\n<\/p>\n

\u2022 Define what a control condition is, explain its purpose in research on treatment effectiveness, and describe some alternative types of control conditions\n<\/p>\n

\u2022 Define several types of carryover effect, give examples of each, and explain how counterbalancing helps to deal with them\n<\/p>\n

\u2022 Describe several strategies for recruiting participants for an experiment\n<\/p>\n

\u2022 Explain why it is important to standardize the procedure of an experiment and several ways to do this\n<\/p>\n

\u2022 Explain what pilot testing is and why it is important\n<\/p>\n

\u2022 Explain why researchers often include multiple dependent variables in their studies\n<\/p>\n

\u2022 Explain what a manipulation check is and when it would be included in an experiment\n<\/p>\n

\u2022 Explain why researchers often include multiple independent variables in their studies\n<\/p>\n

\u2022 Define factorial design, and use a factorial design table to represent and interpret simple factorial designs\n<\/p>\n

\u2022 Distinguish between main effects and interactions\n<\/p>\n

\u2022 Sketch and interpret bar graphs and line graphs showing the results of studies with simple factorial designs\n<\/p>\n

\u2022 Describe the basic elements of a single-subject research design\n<\/p>\n

\u2022 Design simple single-subject studies using reversal and multiple-baseline designs\n<\/p>\n

\u2022 Explain how single-subject research designs address the issue of internal validity\n<\/p>\n

\u2022 Identify several situations in which single-subject research would be appropriate\n<\/p>\n

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